麗祖

Chinese

		short for 高麗／高丽 (“Goryeo”)	ancestor; forefather
trad. (麗祖)		麗	祖
simp. (丽祖)		丽	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Lízǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄗㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Lízǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Lízǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Li²-tsu³
    • Yale: Lí-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Litzuu
    • Palladius: Лицзу (Liczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

麗祖

1. (Korean Classical Chinese) King Taejo of Goryeo

   • 麗祖古陵寢，石上大字題。象設半埋沒，荒草何萋萋。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: Poem by 成任 (Seong Im), circa 1476

     여조고능침 석상대자제 설상반매몰 황초하처처
     Yeojo go neungchim, seok sang daeja je. Seolsang ban maemol, hwangcho ha cheocheo. [Sino-Korean]

     On Taejo of Goryeo's ancient tomb, great letters are inscribed on the stone. But the statues are half buried in the earth, and how can the weeds be so thick?